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United States

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 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

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Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 No. 113 

Senate 

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was 

called to order by the Honorable MICHAEL F. BENNET, a Senator from the 

State of Colorado. 

PRAYER

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s 

guest Chaplain, Rev. John Fuller, senior pastor of Prairie Lakes Church in 

Cedar Falls, IA, will lead the Senate in 

prayer. 

The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer: 

Let us pray. 

God of all nations and all peoples, we 

come before You on this day acknowledging You as the sovereign Lord of 

this Nation and of the whole world. 

Father, it is a privilege to pray for 

these lawmakers, knowing that You 

hear and respond to the prayers of 

Your people. I pray for these women 

and men, whom You have put in this 

position, that they would be filled with 

Your wisdom to make wise choices and 

decisions as they lead this country. I 

pray that this body will be courageous, 

that they wouldn’t be led by fear or 

their own personal desires but they 

would have the courage to lead with 

conviction that comes from You. Give 

these Senators strength to lead well 

through difficult times, that they 

would be strengthened in their inner 

being by a power that only comes from 

You. 

And, Father, I pray for a spirit of humility that recognizes that others are 

more important than we are and that 

You have plans that are greater than 

ours; that, Father, we would lead with 

humble and gracious hearts. 

We pray all this in Jesus’s Name. 

Amen. 

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The Honorable MICHAEL F. BENNET

led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: 

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 

APPOINTMENT OF ACTING 

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will please read a communication 

to the Senate from the President pro 

tempore (Mr. INOUYE). 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

the following letter: 

U.S. SENATE, 

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, 

Washington, DC, July 26, 2012. 

To the Senate: 

Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, 

of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby 

appoint the Honorable MICHAEL F. BENNET, a 

Senator from the State of Colorado, to perform the duties of the Chair. 

DANIEL K. INOUYE, 

President pro tempore. 

Mr. BENNET thereupon assumed the 

chair as Acting President pro tempore. 

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RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY 

LEADER 

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized. 

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CYBERSECURITY ACT—MOTION TO 

PROCEED 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move 

to proceed to Calendar No. 470, S. 3414, 

which is the Cybersecurity Act. 

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 470, S. 

3414, a bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would now 

yield to the senior Senator from the 

State of Iowa, Mr. GRASSLEY. 

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa. 

PASTOR JOHN FULLER

Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, it is 

my privilege to introduce Pastor John 

Fuller to my fellow Senators, and I 

thank Pastor Fuller for opening the 

Senate with prayer. It is my privilege 

to highlight my home pastor and 

church. 

Pastor Fuller and his wife Kay are 

visiting the Nation’s Capital this week. 

Since 1998 Pastor Fuller has been the 

senior pastor at Prairie Lakes Church 

in Cedar Falls, IA. Pastor Fuller is a 

native of Iowa. He was born in Onawa 

and grew up in Sloan. His family 

moved to Sheridan, WY, when he was 

in the eighth grade. He graduated from 

high school in Sheridan. He played 

both high school and college football. 

He is to this day obviously a die-hard 

Broncos fan. You won’t know that, but 

I sure know it. He is a 1986 graduate of 

the University of Sioux Falls and a 1990 

graduate of Denver Seminary with a 

master’s of divinity degree. 

He was an associate and preaching 

pastor at First Baptist Church in Forest City, IA, before coming to Cedar 

Falls in 1998, to Prairie Lakes Church, 

and has been senior pastor. I have been 

worshipping at Prairie Lakes Church 

for 58 years come this August 29. The 

church has changed its name and increased its congregation over the 

years, but its heart has remained the 

same and very constant. 

In 1855 a small group known as the 

Baptist Society started this church. In 

1862 it became the First Baptist 

Church. The first 45 years that I worshipped at First Baptist Church, at 

various times the congregation numbered 200 to 300 people. Under Pastor 

Fuller’s leadership, the number of worshipers has grown to about 2,000, with 

worship centers in Osage, Waterloo, 

and soon in Grennell, IA, besides the 

main campus in Cedar Falls, IA. In 2005 

a new building was constructed, and 

the name of the congregation then became Prairie Lakes Church. 

The worship service is very informal. 

That has changed in the 58 years I have 

attended there, but the service has always been Christ-centered, and that 

has not changed. Prairie Lakes Church 


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